Mood disorders, also often referred to as affective disorders, are a group of psychiatric
illnesses that severely impact mood and its related functions. The high medical expenditures …

Background Preoperative anxiety is very common in adults awaiting all types of surgical
procedures, which can interfere with the start and completion of surgery and increase the …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

Rosa species, rose hips, are widespread wild plants that have been traditionally used as
medicinal compounds for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. The therapeutic …

Essential oils (EOs) are extracted from plants and contain active components with
therapeutic effects. Evidence shows that various types of EOs have a wide range of health …

Depression is the most common debilitating psychiatric disease, the pathological
mechanisms of which are associated with multiple aspects of neural function. While recent …

Objective The purpose of this systematic review is to ascertain the impact of inhalation
aromatherapy on stress and anxiety in clinical settings. Methods A search strategy was …

Background Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in people with cancer. Medical
therapies are usually prescribed to alleviate anxiety and depression, but they are associated …

Objectives As clinical practice guidelines vary widely in their search strategies and
recommendations of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for depression, this …

Background Aromatherapy is a treatment method that applies fragrant extracts from herbal
plants, existed long ago in medical history as a major treatment approach and now used as …